SHANGHAI automaker SAIC Motor has requested a hearing from the European Union (EU) after receiving the highest tariff rate of 37.6 per cent on electric vehicle (EV) exports to Europe, reports Hong Kong's South China Morning Post.
SAIC said that the European Commission overlooked some of the information and counterarguments it submitted during the anti-subsidy investigation.
'SAIC Motor will formally request the European Commission to hold a hearing on the temporary countervailing duties imposed on Chinese-made electric vehicles (EVs) to further exercise its rights of defence,' the company said. 'The organisation committed errors in determining subsidies.'
It added that some incentives granted to domestic consumers by mainland Chinese authorities had been mistakenly counted as subsidies to spur EV exports.
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SAIC said that the European Commission overlooked some of the information and counterarguments it submitted during the anti-subsidy investigation.
'SAIC Motor will formally request the European Commission to hold a hearing on the temporary countervailing duties imposed on Chinese-made electric vehicles (EVs) to further exercise its rights of defence,' the company said. 'The organisation committed errors in determining subsidies.'
It added that some incentives granted to domestic consumers by mainland Chinese authorities had been mistakenly counted as subsidies to spur EV exports.
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